Fruit-picker s bag



1,645,360 1927' c. T. TAYLOR FRUIT PICKER S BAG Filed Oct. 19, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 1927. Oct c. T. TAYLOR FRUIT PICKERS BAG Filed Oct. 19. 1926 I5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Swuw W C. Z'Zyio Patented a. 11, 1927. g i I 1,645,360

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE T. TAYLOR, or ARLINGTON, KANSAS.

rnvrnrroxnn's BAG.

Application filed October 19, 1926. Serial No. 142,713.

This invention relates to bags such as are In the accompanying drawings like charused by fruit pickers and vegetable gatheracters of reference indicate like parts in the ers especially-for the larger types of fruit several views, and: such as ,lapples, pears, peaches and citrus Figure 1 is a View showing the receptacle fruits. In gathering such fruits for the supported from the shoulders of a user and market care must be taken that the fruits the bottom folded up. are not bruised in handling, either in placing Figure 2 is aside elevation of the recepthem in the gathering receptacle or in dumptacle in dumping position. Y ing them from such receptacle. Figure 3 is a plan view of the receptacle 10 One important object of the invention is frame with the cloth omitted. to provide an improved general construction Figure 4 is a side elevation of said recepof receptacle of this class wherein special tacle frame. a provision will be made for wearing the re- Figure 5 is a rear view thereof. ceptacle in such manner that fruit may be Figure 6 is a vertical section through the 15 readily placed in itwithout dumping one upper part of the rear wall of the receppiece of the fruit against the other, or allowtacle.

ing it to slide down a chute and come in vio- Figure 7 is a section showing the manner lent contact with the fruit already in the of securing the supporting straps to the receptacle. frame.

A second important object of the invention Figure 8 is a vertical section through the is to provide improved means whereby the upper part of the front wall of the recepfruit may be dropped from the receptacle tacle. I very gently so that it will not become Figure 9 is a section showing the manne bruised, of attaching the bottom hooks.

25 It it not new 'to provide receptacles of this Figure 10 is a side elevation, to an enclass wherein the receptacle is in, the form larged scale, of one of the special hooks used of a tube supported at its upper end from herewith. the body of the wearer and having its lower Figure 11 is a section on the line 11-11 end folded up and secured, duringv the fruit of Figure 10.

a0 gathering -operation,.-the lower end being In the present embodiment of the inveng0 dropped to permit dumping of the receptacle tion there is provided a frame, the upper when. desired. However, the present de- ,part of which is formed from a single length vices either involve more or less complication of wire bowed at its middle to fit the waist of arrangements or the supporting of the portion of a user and extending forwardly 35 folded bottom isnot taken directly on the to form a U shaped front frame member, the g straps which support the whole receptacle. rear member being indicated at 10'and the Another importantobject of the present frontat 11. The ends' of the Wire are twisted invention is to provide an improved arrangetogether to strengthen this front portion'and ment of this character wherein the receptacle adjacent the rear end of each leg of the U 4" will havea top frame to which the supportthe wire is bent as at 12 to form aneye. The so ing straps are directly connected and also to lower rear frame member is also formed which the means for maintaining the bottom from a single piece of wire having a middle in folded condition .is connected. H arcu'ate part conforming to the wearers With the above and other objects in view body and upstanding legs 13 connected at as will be hereinafter apparent, the invention their upper ends to the rearcornersof the consists in general. of certain novel details upper frame. Diagonal side braces 15 conof construction and combinations ofparts meet the lower ends of the legs 14 with the hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the member 11 at the eyes 12. V

accompanying drawings and s ecifically The main portion of the. receptacle itself claimed. v consists of a tubular flexiblebody 16 having me its upper part doubled over the frame from the inside outwardly and secured by suitable stitching. At the front of the frame there is provided a wear strip or cushion strip 17 which is doubled over the frame outside of the double part of the main portion and so arranged that six thicknesses of material are provided at this point. Just below each of the eyes 12 there is fixed one end of a supporting strap 18, the strap being preferably a wide fabric strap and provided with a leather end 19 having spaced holes '20 therein. Inside of the receptacle there is provided a leather Washer 21 and rivets pass through the receptacle wall, the washer and the strap end "as at22. Itwill be noted [that these rivets are arranged on opposite sides of the respective braces 15 so that the iveignt'o f the receptacle and its contents is taken on the 'b'races and not on'th'e material of this 'receptacle. Engaging each of the eyes 1'2 is the eye end of a hook 23, the bill of which is selectively engageable in the openings or holes 20. Obviously,'bythismeans, the supporting straps "may be adjusted to suit the wearer and, if preferred, may be passed around the waist instead of over the shoulders as shown in Figure 1.

At each side of'the lower open end of the a receptacle there is provided a leather U- shaped strap 24 which-has its legs embracing "a fold of double'thickness of the receptacle wall'and secured by the'rivets'25. Special hooks are used to hold the lower end of the'recept'acle in upturned position and also to constitute handles for'the wearer to grip in lowering this end to dump the receptacle. Each of thesehooks consist of a single length of spring wire bent toprovi'cle a coil 26fro'm which one end 'po rtion of the wire extends "as at 27 to form the back of't-hehook, the terminal part of this. end portion'constituting a hook'bili 28. The remainingend of this wire ext-ends substantially parallel to the back to'form a. front part QWand terminates in a' guard loop 30'surr'ou'nding' the back and 'f normally closing the opening of the portion 28, Thus thesehooks can'be'en'ga'ged and disengaged with the eyes and the weight of thebottom receptacle audits contents is taken directly on't-hese eyes so that the whole bag is nowheres supported on a single thickness of the bag material.

:In use the large hooks are engaged in the 'Ieyesand the bag filled with the'fruit or etables'being picked, The wearer then w'5ks to the place of deposit, unhooks the ,large hooks and, licildinggg' them in his hands,

,ilo'wers'. the bottom 'ndof the bag so thatthe Qfruit or vegetables'roll gentlyout of the HBVLCQ.

There has thus been provided a simple and efiicient device of the kind describedand for the purposespecified. I

It is obvious that minor changes' may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the iaterial spirit thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it desired to include all such as properly come \ritlrn the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. In a fruit .pickers bag, av flexible tubular receptacle having open upper and lower ends a wire frame to which the upper end is secured and comprising a horizontally disposed U shaped 'fr'ont member having rearwardly extending legs and an arcuate rear member connecting the rear ends of the legs of the frontmember and forwardly bo'wedto fit the waist of a user, said forward frame -member being provided with eyes adjacent the rear ends of its legs, the forward frame member forward'of'the eyes being formed of the end portions ofthe wire twisted together to stiffen this portion of the frame, supporting straps each having one end fixed to a side of the receptacle close below the rear ends of the 'U-shaped frame member, said straps having their free ends provided with a series of spaced holes, and hooks connected to said eyes for free movement and engageable selectively in the holes of said straps.

2. In a fruit pickers bag, a flexible tubular receptacle having open upper and lower ends, a wire frame to which the upper end is secured and comprising a horizontally disposed U-shaped front'member having rearwardly extending legs and an arcu'ate rear member connecting the rear ends of the legs of the front member and forwardly bowed to fit the waist of a user, said forward frame member being provided with eyes'adjacent the rear encls'of its legs, the forward frame member'forward of the eyes being formed of the end portions of the wire twisted together to stiffen this portion of the frame, supporting straps each having one end fixed to a side of the receptacle close below'the rear ends of t'he Ll-shaped frame member, said straps havingtheir'free ends provided with a series of spaced holes. hooks connected to said eyes for'free movement and engageable selectively in the holes of said straps. U- shaped straps gripping the sides of the lower part of the receptacle, and spring hooks'hav- 'ing bight: portions engaged by the U-shaped straps andbill portions engagea-ble withand disenga'geable from said eyes.

3fln a fruit pickers bag,a flexible tubular receptacle having open upper and lower ends, a'frame to which"the upper-end is secured and comprising a horizontally disposed tl shape'd front member having rear- Wardly extending legs and an ar'cuate rear member connecting the rear ends of the legs of the front member and forwardly bowed to fit the waist of a user, a second arcuate'member forming a bottom rear frame member spaced below the first rear frame member and having upstanding legs connected thereto, said forward frame member being provided With eyes adjacent the rear ends of its legs, supporting straps each having one end fixed to a side of the receptacle close below the rear ends of the U-shaped frame member, said straps having their free ends provided with a series of spaced holes, hooks con 10 nected to said eyes for free movement and engageable selectively in the holes of said straps, and diagonal braces connecting the front frame member to the bottom rear frame member and carrying the fixed ends 15 of the supporting straps.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si nature.

CLARENCE T. TAY OR. 

